Broaching the subject with Everett... to spice things up more often?

For Dorothy, this was a mountain too steep to climb.

How on earth was she supposed to bring it up?

"I should just drop it. What if Everett... Maybe he's just too worn out from work, and that's why he's not in the mood?"

Wouldn't she just be wounding his pride then?

Karen smacked her lips, freshly changed and walking out with Dorothy, chatting away.

"So, what you're saying is, Everett's not up for it in the bedroom anymore?!"

Just as Dorothy was about to respond, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Jeffrey and Everett standing side by side not too far away.

All four of them fell silent, the awkwardness thick enough to cut with a knife.

At that moment....

Dorothy wondered if Everett had caught that last part...

was stiff until Jeffrey suddenly burst into laughter, bending over

this? Your wife is here complaining to mine that you're not up to

Great, Dorothy's

sidled up to Jeffrey, her smile beaming as she teased Everett, "Yeah, Dorothy was just telling me how things have been... sparse. She's too shy to bring it

finally spoke up, his gaze locked

just dig a hole and bury herself

topic with

I didn't

tried to recall how on earth their conversation had steered in this direction, but then she realized... she was indeed the one who had

"What exactly?"

stepped closer, wrapping an arm

not what

with urgency, struggling

just chuckled softly, tucking a stray hair behind her ear before whispering, "You know, you could've just told me directly. Venting to

"I wasn't venting!"

raised her hands, "She did! Dorothy, don't blame me for spilling the beans. You did say

their laugh, Dorothy knew

...

the Bay

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